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Re: A/C Service Disconnect
Thom, George,
Question for you guys.
Why not a non-fused pull out?
By the way, *very few* (if any) of those "breakers" you see being used in a "disconnect" for a/c and other uses are actually "breakers" - most, if not all, will be molded case switches. They are identical to breakers in that they use the same plastic casing, however, inside is only a switching device, no overcurrent protection.
The *REAL* (and I mean "real") disadvantage to fused disconnects is that, and we have all seen this, the fuses are removed and replaced with short pieces of copper pipe.
Install a non-fused pull out. The best service disconnect protection you can get (I've seem many HVAC techs put the pullouts in their tool carriers - that way, no one can come by and put it back in without them knowing it).
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